A school board in Indiana Monday night unanimously fired a middle school teacher accused of sending sexually suggestive text messages, according to local media reports.

Bryan Tyman, 44, was a social studies teacher at Fegely Middle School in Portage, Ind. He was charged with felony sex counts involving "sexting" incidents with teen girls, nwitimes.com reported, citing police reports. "Sexting," as it's colloquially known, is the act of sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages or photos over wireless devices.

A former female student told police she developed a friendship with Tyman as a father figure and they played Xbox games online, the Post-Tribune in Indiana reported. But the relationship eventually became "creepy," the girl told authorities, according to the Post-Tribune.

Court records reviewed by nwitimes.com say that in December 2011, the then-14-year-old girl asked Tyman what he wanted for Christmas. "I think you know what I want," Tyman responded, according to court records. He was charged Monday with a Class D felony count of child solicitation over this incident, nwitimes.com reported.

Tyman was also charged with felony counts of vicarious sexual gratification and child solicitation for another Dec. 29 incident involving text messages exchanged with three girls, nwitimes.com reported. Police said Tynam asked for a sexually explicit photo of one of the girls and for the girls to perform a sex act while he watched, according to nwitimes.com. On the cellphone reportedly used by the girls, police also found a photo believed to be sent from Tyman, nwitimes.com reported.

Portage Township Schools Superintendent E. Ric Frataccia confirmed Tyman's termination with NBC News, noting that the teacher had been with the school system for about five years. But Frataccia declined to provide further comment Tuesday.

Tyman has also served as the coach of the Portage High School girls golf team, according to nwitimes.com.

Just this month, a former high school teacher in Alden, N.Y., pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, The Buffalo News reported. Officials say investigators determined Alden High School teacher Gerald Wild II had sent inappropriate instant messages to a 16-year-old student, the newspaper added. A judge ordered 46-year-old Wild to turn in his state teaching certificate and he now faces up to a year in prison, according to The Buffalo News.

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Days after being named teacher of the year at a Colleyville, Texas, school, a band director was arrested on accusations that he sent nude photos to a 15-year old-student.

John McDaniel, 32, is charged with solicitation of a minor online and carrying an improper relationship with a student.

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McDaniel confessed to exchanging nude photos with a girl who was in his class at Colleyville Middle School last year, Grapevine, Texas, police said.

“The information we have is that there was some sexting going on, by way of the cellphone and some explicit emails,” Sgt. Robert Eberling said.

According to the arrest affidavit, McDaniel and the girl began chatting on Facebook two years ago. The victim told investigators that McDaniel told her she was pretty and wondered what she looked like naked. The affidavit goes on to say that she shared topless photos with him and he responded with a photo of his genitals.

Investigators said they have not found evidence of physical contact between the teacher and the former student, CBS DFW reported.

The victim's brother discovered one of the emails over the weekend, according to the affidavit.

“When you send your child to school, you hope they are placed in a safe, stable environment," Eberling said. "It’s unfortunate that this happens."

No one answered the door at the north Fort Worth home McDaniel shares with his wife.

McDaniel is out of jail on a $10,000 bond, but police said he could be arrested again if they find other victims.

“Unfortunately, when you are dealing these type of offenses and the people that perpetrate these offenses, generally there are other victims,” Eberling said.

McDaniel has been placed on administrative leave. He has served as head band director at Colleyville Middle School since July 2009 and just won a ‘Teacher of the Year’ award.

“If the police investigation substantiates the allegations, the district will immediately proceed with termination procedures," the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District said a in statement.

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